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Tucson, Arizona--Pima Community College Music presents the PCC Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Mark Nelson, in a joint concert with the UA Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Gregg Hanson. The program features the PCC Wind Ensemble in the first half performing “Flourish for Wind Ensemble” and “Folk Song Suite” by Ralph Vaughan Williams; “Prelude,” “Siciliano,” and “Rondo” by Malcolm Arnold; and “Amazing Grace” arranged by Frank Ticheli. The UA Wind Ensemble takes the stage in the second half for “Four Scottish Dances” by Malcolm Arnold and “Suite of Old American Dances” by Robert Russell Bennett. The finale combines both ensembles for “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson (a PCC Wind Ensemble tradition).

Pima Community College Center for the Arts is located on the West Campus just west of downtown and I-10 on St. Mary’s Rd, which turns into Anklam Rd. Box office hours are Tuesday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and one hour prior to performance.

From: kevin johnson [mailto:kjohnson.stage@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:37 PMSubject: Arizona Onstage Productions is looking for a small, well behaved dog for a very small scene for a 3 weekend run

I am looking for a dog and owner of a small, laptop dog that can be held onstage for 4 - 5 minutes - very docile, Chihuahua type -

This is for LADY DAY AT EMERSONS BAR AND GRILL - running December 6 - 23rd. The lovely beast would need to be there for the last two dress rehearsals, as wll as 30 minutes before he/she goes on each night. That time would be approximately 8:10 pm each night, 2:50 for the Sunday matinees - The dog/owner will get a small but appreciated honorarium as well as comps and other goodies. the dog will get standing ovations, lots of love, and a resume....

Borderlands Theater is looking for male actor to play the devil MOLOCH in A Tucson Pastorela. Comedy skills are a must. Small stipend. Rehearsals begin November 5 and performance is December 21-23. Please RSVP to wetborderdog@hotmail.com to schedule audition.

We are looking to add a small handful of phenomenal entertainers to the cast of Musical Mayhem Tucson. We were voted Best New Stage Show in the Tucson Weekly's Best of 2012, and currently perform twice monthly at New Moon, with many other performance opportunities each month. We've performed at the Zombie Walk, the Turnabout for TIHAN, Channel 20 and some other completely random locations.

Auditions will be held on Tuesday, November 6th at 7pm at the home of the Artistic Director and Producer, which is also where we currently hold rehearsals. Please email for the address.

We are looking for male and female singers with big voices and bigger personalities. No experience is needed, though knowledge of Broadway music is helpful. You must be dedicated, able to attend rehearsals and be willing and able to make a fool of yourself onstage. We love what we do and we love having the opportunity to play, but we also take committment very seriously.

Want to join the craziness that is under-rehearsed and over-dramatic? Email your headshot and resume (if you have them - if not, please email us some information on your performance experience) to musicalmayhemtucson@yahoo.com.

Please prepare 32 bars of 2 contrasting songs (CD player available, or you may sing a capella) and show us what you got!

From: UA School of Theatre, Film & Television [mailto:uatheatre@uatheatre.pmailus.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:51 AMSubject: Warning: This show offers side-splitting comedy!

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television

presentsInspecting Carol

by Daniel J. Sullivan

Directed by David Morden

Almost bankrupt, the little Soapbox Theatre Company struggles to mount its annual cash cow, the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. An inspector from the National Endowment for the Arts is due to show up any second, but when a new actor arrives to audition and is mistaken for the inspector, the acting troupe caters to his every whim to try to collect desperately needed funding. This play within a play contains gut-busting comedy and you will never be able to look at the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present or Future in the same way again – ever.

This show is rated PG, but children age 5 & under are NOT allowed into the theatre.

Previews: Nov 4 at 1:30pm, Nov 5 at 7:30pm

Evenings: Nov 7-10, 15-17, 30, Dec 1 at 7:30pm

Matinees: Nov 11, 17-18, Dec 2 at 1:30pm

TICKET PRICES

Regular...............................$28

Senior, Military, UA Employee.....$26

Student...............................$19

Preview...............................$17

10% Discount for UA Alumni with Alumni I.D.

*GROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!

(*10+ is a group - please contact the UA Fine Arts Box Office at 520-621-1162 for details.)

Beowulf Alley Theatre Company presents a lunch-time compliement to their evening show, Jimmy Dees' comedy Hungry Hill Estates, November 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th at 12:15 PM. at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 S 6th Ave in downtown Tucson. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for groups of twenty or more. With lunch (sandwich, chips and drink), tickets are $14. Please order one day in advance for lunch theatre tickets.

Two hard luck real estate salesman scramble to survive. Will their latest client be their salvation or their last? Do the lads have one more story to tell? Written by Jimmy Dees and directed by Jim Ambrosek, this delightful romp features veteran Tucson performers Bryan Blue, Adrian Gomez, and Robin Carson. Showtimes are at 12:15 PM on November 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th. Show will run approximately 25 minutes; order ahead for a sandwich or pizza.

Slumber Party Films LLC SEEKS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES FOR WEB SERIES (Tucson, AZ)

Slumber Party Films is looking to shoot a low budget 6-episode web series called Punk Rock F.B.I.

What is Slumber Party Films? Slumber Party Films is a company started by two independent filmmakers from Austin, TX who are looking to produce some work whilst in limbo with their other projects. The writers/directors were recently hired to script a feature for Universal Pictures and are shooting an independent feature in January.

What is Punk Rock F.B.I.? Punk Rock F.B.I. is a wacky comedy/action/arthouse series that details the life of several bizarre characters in their attempts to stop a masked vigilante. The series will also feature special guest spots including Dora Madison Burge (Friday Night Lights, Cowgirls and Angels), and Rebekah Brandes (Bellflower).

CASTING CALL-- movie (Tucson)

Female writer seeks to find her main woman character in real life, and extras for shooting film in Tucson- 2013Upcoming book release. youtube-MRS VELVET AND THE BLUE STRING THEORY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUfe1zD-a_k)send pic(s)- (face only needed)

Sunday, October 28, 2012

We are looking to add a small handful of phenomenal entertainers to the cast of Musical Mayhem Tucson. We were voted Best New Stage Show in the Tucson Weekly's Best of 2012, and currently perform twice monthly at New Moon, with many other performance opportunities each month. We've performed at the Zombie Walk, the Turnabout for TIHAN, Channel 20 and some other completely random locations.

We are looking for male and female singers with big voices and bigger personalities. No experience is needed, though knowledge of Broadway music is helpful. You must be dedicated, able to attend rehearsals and be willing and able to make a fool of yourself onstage. We love what we do and we love having the opportunity to play, but we also take committment very seriously.

Want to join the craziness that is under-rehearsed and over-dramatic? Email your headshot and resume (if you have them - if not, please email us some information on your performance experience) to musicalmayhemtucson@yahoo.com.

Please prepare 32 bars of 2 contrasting songs (CD player available, or you may sing a capella) and show us what you got!

…a working environment created for the dedicated professional and serious novice.

It exists so that the teachings of Konstantin Stanislavsky can be constantly absorbed and brought to life successfully in any acting arena. The Lab is a place for purposeful, truthful psychophysical actions.

Respect for fellow actors and text.

It is a safe place for mutual spiritual growth and artistic expression.

Mr. Bennett is an internationally recognized master instructor of the Stanislavsky System of Acting and received his advanced degree in Theatre Arts and Sciences from the prestigious American Stanislavski Theatre in New York, where he also served as Instructor, Actor and Assistant Artistic Director to Russian émigré actress, teacher and director Sonia Moore of the Moscow Art Theatre. He is the founder of the San Francisco Theatre Academy and three time recipient of the Hollywood Dramalogue Award for best Direction. He is currently working with his co-writer, Prof. Stephanie French on a University and Conservatory textbook, to be published in mid-2013 by Routledge Academic Publishers, London.

Delia thought she was a normal little girl until she discovered a Golden Butterfly that told her she must rescue her grandmother from a monster. The whole audience is part of the story as Delia travels to the ancient pyramids of Mexico and learns that bravery and kindness are the most powerful magic of all.

About the Artists

Michael Martinez (Playwright and Composer) - is the Executive Director of Live Theatre Workshop. He was last seen with the Mainstage at Live Theatre Workshop serving as Assistant Director for LOST IN YONKERS and performing in the productions of I DO! I DO! and BLACK COFFEE. He has directed, written and composed music for MI NANA Y QUETZALCOATL - LA SERPIENTE EMPLUMADA, LITTLE FRIDA AND HER MAGIC PAINTBRUSH, THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE and OSO FUERTE. Michael has also appeared in the Etcetera productions of MIXTAPE (Musician & Composer) MR. MARMALADE (Larry), Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Dr. Scott).

Timothy Blevins (Composer) - is a violinist and composer living in Tucson, Arizona. Having taken a Violin Performance degree at the University of Arizona, Tim now makes a living writing and performing music, both locally and on the road. His latest credits include playing the violin and keyboard synthesizer for the Arizona Theatre Company's 2012 production of Next to Normal, and composing the music for The Rogue Theatre's upcoming production of Mother Courage and Her Children. When not working, Tim enjoys watching scary movies and playing Final Fantasy on his gameboy DS!

Stephen Frankenfield - was last seen as a creative collaborator for ETCETERA’s production of MIXTAPE. He has directed SEE HOW THEY RUN, MOON OVER BUFFALO, DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER and most recently for LTW's All Together Theatre, DELIA AND THE MUD PEOPLE. Notable acting credits on the mainstage, where he has been a staple for over 10 years, include THE RAINMAKER, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, DEARLY DEPARTED, CAUGHT IN THE NET, FUNNY MONEY, THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP and TUNA CHRISTMAS. He has been nominated for 3 Arizona Daily Star Mac Awards, twice for acting and once for direction. Stephen is a graduate of The American Academy Of Musical and Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Amanda Gremel (Choreographer) - is the Director of All Together Theatre Director at LTW. She was last seen as Mother Goose in Mother Goose Unplucked! Some of her favorite roles include The Sheriff of Notingham from Robin Hood, Merlina from King Arthur, and The Golden Goose from Jack and the Beanstalk. Amanda is also LTW's Assistant Director of Education and Production Manager.

Rebecca Oakes (Delia) - now a sophomore in high school, is a native Tucsonan. Her interest in performing began several years ago. Since, she has taken theatre classes and camps to expand her skills. Delia and the Mud People is her first professional show, and she is looking forward to learning from the talented actors and directors who have given her the opportunity to have this experience.

Emilio Zweig (The Golden Butterfly)- has performed with Etcetera at LTW in KIMBERLY AKIMBO (MAC Award Nomination, Best Comedy), THE BOOK OF LIZ and can be seen in the current late-night production of PSYCHO BEACH PARTY. A recent graduate of Tucson High Magnet School for the Performing Arts, Emilio has previously appeared with Winding Road Theater Ensemble (ARMOR), Borderlands Theatre (THE PASTORELA) and LTW’s mainstage production of DEATH AND THE MAIDEN. He also frequently works on stage and behind the scenes with All Together Theatre.

Do Pham (Tezcatlipoca) – is an alumnus of the University of Arizona and currently a film student at the Art Institute of Tucson, where he was recently introduced to theatre arts by his acting instructor. His is extremely enthusiastic for his theatrical debut as Tezcatlipoca in DELIA AND THE MUD PEOPLE.

THE STANDBYS - our independent documentary film about Broadway understudies and standbys that is being given a limited theatrical release in your area. The film follows the lives of three Broadway standbys who have to prepare themselves each night but never go on and whom Nathan Lane declared "stars in their own right." The challenges of these unsung heroes are put into perspective with interviews from various industry insiders and celebrities.

Having gone to university to study Directing for the theatre at Carnegie Mellon, I know how incredibly hard it is to have a career in the performing arts! I believe that the struggles and triumphs revealed in THE STANDBYS will connect with your students and inspire them in a very challenging industry.

I am writing you today to enlist your support. The film is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in your area Friday Nov. 9th through Thursday Nov. 15th. I would love to find the best way to enable everyone to see the film while it's in theaters. I can put you in touch with bulk discounts on tickets are available as well as a select number of free VIP passes. We will also be doing live Q&As in all the theaters so your students will have a chance to ask me and the featured performers questions.

And I am most proud of our very special "Pay it Forward" program in which students in need can receive ticket to go see THE STANDBYS from anonymous donors. If you believe you have students or classes who could not afford tickets and we will attempt to match them with donors.

From: phamnguyendo@yahoo.comSent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:23 PMTo:Subject: Fwd: Do Pham - Casting call for this Saturday short film

Actors needed for a Western THIS WEEKEND!!!

Location: Pinnacle Peak

6541 East Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ

Time: 12:30pm to 4pm for actors 12:30pm to 3pm for extras

I am shooting a Western Comedy short film no more than 5 mins in length. I am looking for extras for silent bits, and possibly two main actors.

For extras: Western Clothing from the wild west is all that is required.

For main actors, head shots or body shots are recommended:

1/. Crane (The bad evil cool cowboy): A black cowboy costume, can be coat or shirt, I have the hat provided. A revolver on belt is a plus!

2/. George (The circus guy): Energetic, happy, wear something that is western.

Shooting is Saturday Oct 27th. Extras are needed from 12:30pm to approximately 2pm or 3pm. Actors will need from 12:30pm to approximately 4pm.

There will be no compensation, but if he/she lives too far away I can pay for gas. The actors and extras however will get a certain percentage of whatever the film may earn. If it wins grand prize, it can be anywhere around $40 - $200.